The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-19

Our old army oomrade, a. Voorhees, of
South Haven, made us a pleasant call last
Tuesday.
l.. Il. Leslie OF Des Noines, Iowa, was in
town last week. He reports the hedge bust
ness in his new location as booming.
Joseph Kilburn-that's Uncle Joe-has
returned from his long sojourn, way down
on Cape Cod, looking very hale and hearty.
Our present board of supervisors will COM
pare very favorably with any of its predeces-
sors, both in intelligence and business ability.
VIM. Markillie, Almena's model farmer,
came into town the other day with string
of five teams loaded with sixty-two barrels
Of apples. He says the teams will all be his
own when his debts are paid.
The leather buckets ordered for the fire
department of the Silsby manufacturing
company-two dozen in number-have been
received. They constitute a convenient and
valuable addition to our fire apparatus.
letter from Mr.. j. NJ. Crane of Detroit,
formerly OF this place, informs us that he is
about TO take trip south for the benefit of
his health. He will devote his time TO his
regular business-life insurance--thus com-
bining pleasure with profit
The following letters remained uncalled
| for in the Paw Paw postoffice for the week
ending Oct 18th: w. G.. Burns, Eddie
Carlton, Jane Connor, Mrs. II. johnson, A.
| G. Lewis. Geo. L. Litchard, Ann Lila, William
Morgan, Charles II. Morrison, Henry Sherrod
Next Sunday morning, the theme of dis
course at the First Baptist church will be-
prayer that Prevails with God;" at night
"The great Need of Paw Pawian Saints and
Sinners" The Sabbath following will be
observed, morning and evening" as Harvest
Sunday"
The secretary of the board of county
school examiners spent last week visiting O
portion of the schools in the townships oil
South Haven and Covert. With two or three
exceptions, he reports that he found the
schools visited in good condition and doing
excellent work.
John Knowles-thst's Johnny-writes ui
to send his NoRrHERNEn to Pueblo, Colorado
where he has recently located. He is en-
gagged in the real estate and insurance bust
ness, doing work in Colorado, New Mexico
Utah, Arizona and Wyoming, with head
quarters at Pueblo.
Calvin Hall, a man verging on sixty years
1
with a criminal assault on his adopted daugh
ter, girl twelve years of age. His examina
ton was before Esq. Mason and resulted il
his being held in the sum of $500. NJ
bonds being offered, he was committed t
jail to await trial at the next term of ou
circuit court.
Dave Horton, the barber, has moved int
the room on Main street lately occupied b.
Frank Drew, the harness maker; Drew ha
moved into the room where T.. Neff has ha
his shoe-shop. and Neff has moved into tn
Van Fossen building, second story, occupy
ing the north room-recently vacated b
Horton--for shoeshop and the south room
for a residence.
Prof. A. G. Martin, secretary of the count
board of school examiners, has been in thi
township this week and made thoroug
visit of all the schools except those that ar
, graded With them generally he is favor
ably impressed, except of course finding
few instances in which radical reforms wer
needed, and these he ordered. The wor
, under his superintendent will be done in
thorough mGnner.-Sentin6.
In company with Supt. Russell, we visite
( Prof. Jacobs singing school last Monda
evening at the schoolhouse. We found a fin
class of young ladies and gentlemen, all {
whom seemed 10 be very much interested i
= the work. Prof Jacobs was busily engage
: in laying foundation upon which he migt
. hereafter build. lie is n thorough an
capable instructor and should have large
t class than he has. We suggest that he woul
5 gain by changing his meeting from Thur
1 day evening-prayermeeti night-to SON
other evening.